Why businesses are investing in legal operations
As the retail space becomes increasingly complex, more and more retailers are turning to legal operations to safeguard their business from costly mishaps. How can Legal Operations help?...
Protect your brand with a trade mark watching service
Even if you have a registered trade mark you need to maintain and protect it. Without vigilance, infringing marks can be registered and can impact your business. Previously in our article about...
Data Breach Notification: Mandatory or Voluntary?
In our recent presentation E-Commerce Expectations, we discussed the importance of data breach notification, which is the practice of notifying customers or clients if data regarding their personal an...
Are you exposed to a data breach fine?
Dealing with Data Breaches Recently, both David Jones and K-Mart experienced data breaches, as hackers exploited a vulnerability in the retailer’s third party website software. Fortunately, bot...
Protecting Your Intellectual Property as a Retailer
As a retailer, you understand that your products and services are what set you apart from your competition. Intellectual property is an essential asset to your business and your brand but, unfortunate...
Trademarks – Are you protected?
It's no secret that businesses should consider protecting their Intellectual Property (IP) as soon as possible by applying to register their trademarks, but often businesses don't know how to go about...
Don’t wait until it’s too late – register your trade marks early!
A harsh reminder that even established logos and brands can still be subject to trade mark disagreements: A recent trade mark suit between Disney and popular EDM musician, Deadmau5 has fallen in favou...
Beware of Trade Mark Scams
IP Australia has recently reported that there have been cases of unsolicited letters sent to trade mark holders, asking for the payment of fees for registering and publishing their trade marks. The s...